The Secret to Living Well

Even when Colin's eating alone, he believes the key to living well is to pamper yourself. "I'm not the type of person who would ever lean over a kitchen sink and eat tuna out of a can," he says. "That's not my movie."

Colin sets a beautiful table—complete with cloth napkins and coordinated dinnerware—for his intimate dinner for one. "It's a form of my meditation," he says. "I get to spend a bit of time on my own recharging my batteries. But of course, the more the merrier."

When it comes to drinks, Colin also has a special system. Whenever he gets a bottle of wine from someone, he writes their name on the bottle. Then, when he drinks the wine, he either sends them a thank you note the next day, or at minimum, raises a toast to them.